Jillian Bell (22 Jump Street) will play Tom Hanks' character, who in the original is an unlucky-in-love New Yorker who was saved by a mermaid as a child. This mermaid finds him 20 years later, they fall in love, and Hanks must choose between life with her in the ocean or his life as a human in New York. Drama!

Meanwhile, we'll be here picturing Tatum as the mermaid in this trailer:

Alyssa BaileyNews and Strategy EditorAlyssa Bailey is the news and strategy editor at ELLE.com, where she oversees coverage of celebrities and royals (particularly Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton).

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